Career advisers tell job seekers to send a thank you note after an interview and we agree with this advice. Sending “thank you” note is a good way of making the positive impression. In Spain it is very common to send a thank you note after a job interview, so if you are looking for new professional changes in Barcelona, you should have a look at these tools. In this article we will try to answer to few often asked questions about thank you note.

First, the most important: Always find a way to make it as personalized as possible. Try to think out of the box, you may even adapt what you have observed the interviewer has in the office during the interview. Sending an article that you think the interviewer could be interested in is also another suggestion. Whatever method you use, make it fast and professional.

Here are the 3 most frequently asked questions about thank you note:

• How soon should I send a thank-you note ?
  The golden rule is to send thank you notes within 24 hours after the interview.
• If it was a panel interview should I send thank you letters to all interviewers?
  Frankly, that’s the best. The same letter to each is as essential as making one for each. All you have to do is edit some phrases for individuality in case the interviewers would bump in to each other and compare the notes they received.
  
• Will it be okay to e-mail the thank you note?
  I would say, yes absolutely. However, rely on your observation of the company’s culture; if e-mails don’t fit in with the culture of the company, it’s a better idea to send a hard copy of your thank you.

If you are looking for  new career opportunities in Barcelona, here are some resources to write your thank you note (“carta de agradecimiento“) in Spanish:

• Don Empleo ( tips and samples of thank you note for different positions after a job interview)
• Modelo carta (8 samples of thank you note)
• Consejos gratis (tips and samples of thank you note)

Even if you are in Barcelona, when you apply for multilingual vacancies or in some multinational companies, depending on required job skills and HR policy, all the recruitment process could be run in English.In this case you can have a look at About.com, that provides you with samples and templates of thank you notes in English.

Good luck with finding a job!